Coincidentally, just before coming to find Entity 303, Pengpeng had received new updates from the Trial Grounds, and he truthfully answered,
"Our king's current progress is not bad; he is implementing new policies in the Trial Land, and the first wave of testing is about to begin."
"If the first test is successful, our king should be able to unify the two major camps of monsters and animals!"
Pengpeng undoubtedly brought good news. After hearing this, everyone felt much better in their hearts.
Entity 303 nodded and continued asking. "Roughly how long do you estimate the Trial Land will still take to end?"
Pengpeng closed his eyes and estimated for a while before answering.
"If it goes smoothly, three to five days. If something weird happens, probably more than a week…"
The situation in the Trial Land changes rapidly; no one can say for sure.
But for now, Xu Yuan had just begun implementing policies, at the earliest, it would take three days.
Pengpeng's words rang in Entity 303's ears like a thunderclap on a sunny day, making his heart sink.
"That long…"
Entity 303 had a very strong premonition that the Void would soon attack the main world.
Adding to that, the players' idiotic eagerness to throw their lives away, even if the final Executor Dragon destroyed the consciousness body sent by the Void, the Void should have already gathered enough power to materialize the red consciousness body.
By that time, when the red consciousness body descends, the first ones to suffer will definitely be Entity 303 and the others under HIM.
If by then Xu Yuan is still in the Trial Land, the subordinates are likely to face a deadly situation.
Thinking this through, Entity 303 fell into a long silence. Finally, he took a deep breath, as if overcoming something, and looked at Pengpeng and said,
"I want to meet Rookie. Go think of a way."
"The sooner the better!"
One has to say, Entity 303 really has sacrificed a lot for this "home." Now he was even ready to go all in.
He directly and actively asked to confront the thing he fears most inside.
Actually, it's also because this matter has truly cornered Entity 303.
Entity 303 is not worried about the next Void consciousness invasion, because he already knows the way to protect the people around him.
According to the current situation, players will definitely be rushing to die at that time.
The Void's consciousness will surely focus on gathering power; it won't specifically search for Xu Yuan's subordinates.
So, the next Void invasion won't threaten the lives of the people around him.
What Entity 303 worries about is what comes after the next invasion.
After large numbers of players throw their lives away in front of the Void consciousness, the Void will definitely have collected enough power to materialize the red consciousness body.
That is to say, after the next invasion, what Entity 303 and the others will face is the materialized red consciousness body.
If the materialized red consciousness body appears before Xu Yuan finishes the trial, then it will definitely first come looking for trouble with Entity 303 and his people.
After all, Entity 303 and company previously played no small part in obstructing the Void. The red consciousness body definitely won't tolerate them.
The materialized red consciousness body will surely be very powerful.
Entity 303 definitely can't handle it, let alone the rest.
The only thing Entity 303 can do is to ensure everyone's safety as much as possible before Xu Yuan finishes the trial.
That's also why Entity 303 wants to find Rookie.
The previous Divine Domain competition was co-created by Notch and Rookie.
The entrance to the Divine Domain competition only allows players to enter.
Entity 303 had tried data intrusion at the competition entrance before, but failed.
Even with data intrusion abilities, he still couldn't enter the Divine Domain competition.
Which means, Notch and Rookie were able to create a restricted space that even someone with data intrusion couldn't break into.
This seems like something only Rookie and Notch could do.
This is why Entity 303 wants to work with Rookie.
Entity 303 wants Rookie's help to create a space that can hide the people around him from the red consciousness body.
After the red consciousness body materializes, they can hide there temporarily.
Entity 303 himself can act as bait to draw away the red consciousness body.
Once Xu Yuan wins the Trial Land, the counterattack can officially begin.
One has to say, Entity 303 is starting to look more and more like a real leader.
When he first followed Xu Yuan, he didn't care about anything. Even though he was in this world, he never really integrated into it.
But now, he's shouldering everything Xu Yuan once carried.
("Only when you truly want to protect the people around you from your heart, can you truly integrate into this world.")
This was what Xu Yuan had once said to Entity 303.
Only now did Entity 303 finally understand the meaning of that sentence.
When he first inherited Xu Yuan's role, many times it was just to fulfill Xu Yuan's request.
He was just doing his best to complete the mission Xu Yuan gave him.
But now, he wasn't doing it just to keep a promise,
He genuinely wanted to protect these people.
And it's precisely because of that, he's willing to face his inner fear.
He's also fully prepared, even if Rookie throws thousands of salted fish at him, he will charge forward without hesitation.
Hearing Entity 303's words, Pengpeng thought he had misheard.
He stared blankly for a long time, then looked at Entity 303 in shock, stammering, "Uh… The Rookie you're talking about…"
"Should be… the Rookie I'm thinking of… right?!"
In the whole game world, there probably isn't anyone who doesn't know Entity 303's dark past.
Pengpeng was no exception.
So when he heard Entity 303 ask him to contact Rookie, he had to double-check, afraid he got the wrong person.
Clearly, Pengpeng had become the spokesperson for everyone.
At this moment, everyone else was also like Pengpeng, eyes wide as saucers, as if seeing a ghost, all looking at Entity 303.
Seeing everyone's shocked (and slightly gossipy) expressions, Entity 303 felt a bit awkward.
He puffed out his chest, raised his chin, and acted all nonchalant, though he was clearly forcing it, and looked at Pengpeng and said, "What? You know a lot of Rookies or something?"
Before Pengpeng could answer, Entity 303 shrugged and said, "That's right, the Rookie you're thinking of!"
When they saw Entity 303 confirm it, Pengpeng and everyone else's eyes got even wider.
Before anyone could speak, Entity 303 coughed lightly and jumped in, "Ahem…"
"What's so surprising?"
"You guys don't actually think I'm scared of him, do you?"
Then his eyes darted and he started forcefully explaining, "Please, how could I be afraid of him?"
"Last time… it was because… uh… well…"
"I owed him money, you know… And right now I don't have any way to pay him back."
"I'm someone who always keeps my word, okay? If I can't pay it back, I might as well take a beating."
Entity 303 truly gave a masterclass in "forced explanation, most lethal."
But at least… he convinced himself.
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a "pfft" sound.
It seemed everyone couldn't hold back anymore. Only Pengpeng was barely holding in his laughter, he looked like he was about to explode.
The Dread Lord saw this, quickly walked over to Pengpeng, patted him, and said, "Hey, you should've said so earlier."
"No wonder you're the one going to contact Rookie, might as well help him pay his debt too, right?"
"If the money's paid, he won't get beaten, right?"
With that, Pengpeng instantly burst out laughing.
Seeing everyone like this, Entity 303 also couldn't keep a straight face anymore.
"Alright, alright, I've got things to do, I'm leaving first."
He said, then quickly left.
As soon as Entity 303 left, everyone put away their smiles.
But their eyes were slightly red, perhaps from laughing too hard.
They looked at each other, then the Ender Queen walked over to the Dread Lord and complained, "You old thing, why'd you have to expose him like that?"
The Ender Queen and Entity 303 had a good relationship. She naturally knew the real reason he was going to find Rookie.
Hearing her words, the Dread Lord gave a helpless smile and said, "Compared to us old guys, he's just a kid."
"But ever since he took the burden the king gave him, he's been carrying so much."
"You think I don't know he's going to Rookie for our sake?"
He looked around at everyone, everyone nodded. They all understood Entity 303's intentions.
The Dread Lord sighed and said, "Between close people, there's no need for all that emotional, tearful stuff. It's just teasing, joking."
"We're family now, what's wrong with poking fun?"
"Even if we know what he's afraid of, don't we still trust and love him the same?"
"If we can make him laugh, he'll feel a bit lighter."
"He's already endured so much for us, we can only help ease the pressure through these little things…"
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